Kangaroo Ground has an unusually strong field of painters — six of the 25 servicing the area have earned a recent Word of Mouth Service Award (24% award rate), with 452 customer reviews and an average rating of 5.0 stars.
About this suburb
With household income at $2,909/week (above the $1,748/week national median), you'd expect painters pricing in Kangaroo Ground to run premium — but it actually lands 24% below the Victorian average, which means more room to get value here.
Demand patterns
Demand for painters in Kangaroo Ground peaks around July and drops to its quietest in January based on review patterns — something to factor in if your job is flexible on dates.
What locals say
Over the 2008–2026 window, painters in Kangaroo Ground have moved from 4.6/5 to 5.0/5 — genuine improvement in customer-reported quality. Review activity here is higher than typical: Kangaroo Ground averages 26.6 new painter reviews a year — 60% above the Victorian average — a larger sample than most suburbs in the state.
What it costs
Based on customer-reported pricing on Word of Mouth, prices have risen 27% since 2008 (from $3,000 to $3,800 median), averaging 1.6% per year.
Based on 452 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2008–2026, and ABS Census 2021 data.
